Morristown firefighters rescue man after he becomes impaled on fence

5:44 PM,
Nov. 15, 2012

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Town firefighters rescued a man who was impaled Thursday afternoon when he tried to climb over a wrought iron fence on Early Street.

Town Fire Department Capt. Rich Mikutsky said the man, estimated to be about 60 years old, lost his footing as he tried to climb over a 7-foot-high wrought iron fence. When he slipped, one of the arrow-shaped spikes along the top of the fence was driven about eight inches into his upper thigh, near his groin area, Mikutsky said.

Town police officers, who were directing traffic around 3:30 p.m. at a paving job that was occurring in the area, held the victim in place so he ...